Bucknell University junior Sophia Reeder is one of 40 undergraduate students accepted into the 2014 Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Program, which provides participants with a challenging summer research experience in a cutting-edge stem cell science laboratory.
Reeder spent 10 weeks studying zebrafish cancer cells, which resemble that of a rare childhood muscle cancer calledrhabdomyosarcoma, to identify molecular signals — and potential drug targets — that drive cancer relapse.
Over the course of the program, interns participate in a stem cell seminar series, a career pathways presentation, and a weekly stem cell companion course. They present their summer research findings, both orally and in poster format, at an end-of-program symposium.